Rail-joint.



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RAIL JOINT APPLIUATION FILED MA: 12. 1910.

Patented May 2, 1911.

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FTQEUER/CK ii ran STATES PA'rENT OFFICE.

FREDERICK POOLE, 01, JEWELL, KANSAS.

RAIL-JOINT.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FREDERICK POOLE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Jewell, in the county of Jewell, State of Kansas, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Rail-Joints; and I dohereby declare the following to be a full,

clear, and exact description of the invention,

such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same.

This invention relates to rail chairs and its principal object is toprovide a rail chair of improved construction wherein novel means willbe employed for holding the rail chair in position on the ties, saidchair being further provided with rail engaging means.

The invention consists in general of certain novel details ofconstruction and combination of parts hereinafter fully described,illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and specifically set forth inthe claims.

In the accompanying drawings, like characters of reference indicate likeparts in the several views, and :Figure 1 .is a side elevation of a pairof abutting rail-ends having this chair applied thereto. Fig. 2 is asection through such a chair and rail.

The rail chair is supported on the usual ties 10 and is intended toconnect the ends of abutting rails 11. This rail chair comprises a baseportion 12 which is provided on its lateral edges with a pair of opposedsplice bars 13 each having spaced rail engaging portions 14 so arrangedthat air spaces 15 are left between the rail engaging portions. Theserail engaging portions 1 1 are shaped to conform to those portions ofthe rail wherewith they contact and engage beneath the head, against theweb, and on the base of the rails 11 as can be clearly seen by referenceto Fig. 2.

The base 12 is provided with longitudinal corrugations 16 which arelaterally spaced and which are angular in cross section so as to providetie engaging edges 17. This base is also provided with lateraldownturned flanges 18. Furthermore, the base has spike receivingopenings 19 through which pass spikes 20 which secure the base firmly tothe ties 10. It will be noted that this peculiar Specification ofLetters Patent.

Application filed May 12, 1910.

Patented May 2, 1911.

Serial No. 560,893.

the portions 13 are still projecting straight up from the base, theremainder of the shape being given the chair by further passes throughthe roll.

There has thus been provided a simple and efficient device of the kinddescribed and for the purpose specified.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, is

1. In a rail chair, a base having opposed splice bars formed on oppositelongitudinal surfaces, said splice bars being provided with spaced railengaging portions extending longitudinally thereof, and said base beingprovided with spaced angular corrugations, the spaces between thecorrugations constituting rail base supports and the angular underportions of said corrugations forming tie engaging means, said basebeing further provided with tie engaging ribs along .its underlongitudinal edges.

2. In a rail chair, a base having opposed splice bars formed on oppositelongitudinal surfaces, said splice bars being provided with spaced railengaging portions extending longitudinally thereof, and said base beingprovided with spaced angular corrugations, the spaces between thecorrugations constituting rail base supports and the angular underportions of said corrugations forming tie engaging means, said basebeing further provided with spike receiving open- ,rings, and tieengaging ribs along the under longitudinal edges of said base.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature, in presence of twowitnesses.

FREDERICK POOLE.

WVitnesses:

C. R. DENFORD, H. P. PARKER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, I). C.

